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The Glory of the Stars
On the vast generation ship, the Kingdom of Heaven, President Jeremiah Black’s word is law. It is doctrine. It is the voice of God. 400 years ago, the First Families boarded the Kingdom of Heaven to leave behind a wicked Earth and find a … Continue reading
Bookshelf: Cold Slither
David J. West is Mormonism’s foremost disciple of Robert E. Howard. His HEROES OF THE FALLEN, for instance, is a Conanesque retelling of the late sections of the Book of Mormon, with nefarious sorcerers, dark conspiracies, and muscular heroes who win … Continue reading
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Tagged Clint Eastwood, Cold Slither, Dagon, David J. West, Doc Savage, Heroes of the Fallen, Mexica, Orrin Porter Rockwell, Pulp Fiction, Weird West, Zombies
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Bookshelf: Out of Ordure
Fey World Maintenance Services (FWMS) employs fairy specialists to keep our world running. Some of these fairies have sweet tasks — Bloomara is the fairy of blooming flowers, and Sugressa is the sugar fairy. Some fairies are not so lucky, … Continue reading
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Tagged Out of Ordure, Ramón Terrell, Tal Publishing, The Fairies
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Bookshelf: The Wrong Side of Magic
Not many magical adventures begin with a sick cat. Hudson’s sister Bonnie adopts a stray kitten that turns out to be poorly. Hudson dutifully offers ten dollars to help pay for a trip to the vet. When that turns out … Continue reading
Bookshelf: The Never Prayer
Lena’s parents are dead, gunned down in the act of trying to help a stranded motorist. She lives for her younger brother Jozey, and most of the time things go all right. At school, Lena manages to walk the line … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Michael Ritchey, Angels, Demons, The Never Prayer, YA
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Bookshelf: Dispocalypse
Five hundred years after a nuclear war, the American northeast is an area called the Forbidding. Ruled by the evil Lord Tan, the Forbidding regularly sends stalkers (eyeless, toxin-spitting former humans), werebits (perhaps a Monty Python nod — like rabbits, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dispocalypse, Dystopian, Michael A. Rothman, Shannara, Terry Brooks, YA
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Bookshelf: Taliesin
Country music songwriters know this important fact about writing: you lead your readers to access the universal by bringing to vivid life the particular. The details matter, the small stories resonate, even — maybe especially — in this era of … Continue reading
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Tagged Country Music, Joseph Smith, Michael R. Collings, Mormonism, Sonnets, Taliesin
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Bookshelf: Terrifying Lies
Craig Nybo remains the Norman Rockwell of American monster fiction, and this collection of his short stories proves it. A Nybo story is usually about a small-town here. Often, the hero is from a blue-collar background: a trucker, a bus … Continue reading
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Tagged Craig Nybo, Norman Rockwell, Terrifying Lies, Zombie Sing-a-Long
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Bookshelf: Death Has Come up into Our Windows
Stant Litore’s Zombie Bible is ancient Israelite history, with zombies. Stant’s academic background give these stories deep and sometimes mischievous resonance; his storytelling skills give them vivid human depth. Death Has Come up into Our Windows is the first in … Continue reading
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Tagged Death Has Come up into Our Windows, Jeremiah, Stant Litore, The Zombie Bible
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Bookshelf: Helen & Troy’s Epic Road Quest
Helen & Troy’s Epic Road Quest is Percy Jackson written for adults with ironic senses of humor. Helen is a minotauress, with the usual challenges: she’s big, she’s awkward, she breaks things, she sheds. Troy is her annoyingly perfect (although, … Continue reading
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Tagged A. Lee Martinez, Bob Dylan, Helen & Troy's Epic Road Quest, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan
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